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The Delhi High court on Wednesday sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking 'martyr' status for paramilitary and police personnel who sacrifice their lives in the line of duty, on par with army, navy and air force.

The legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan also saw ‘Masaan’ and loved the film so much that he sent a congratulatory message to the lead actor Vicky Kaushal’s father.

The poetry recital session left the audience in awe of the magic Akhtar wove with his words. The informal question-answer session that followed, had the lyricist at his wittiest best as he answered questions about practically everything under the sun.

Actor Jake Gyllenhaal trained extensively for months to play Billy Hope in the new movie because he did not want use a stunt double for his fight scenes.

Incessant rains caused by a deep depression lashed northern and Kutch regions of Gujarat, causing death of 22 persons in various rain-related incidents and throwing life out gear, officials said here on Tuesday.

A wealthy American dentist used a bow and arrow to shoot a much-loved Zimbabwean lion called Cecil, a safari industry goup said on Tuesday, amid allegations that the animal had taken 40 hours to die.

The funeral of the former president will be held in Rameswaram, his birth place in Tamil Nadu, on July 30 with full military honours.

The tracking point on one of the devices showed Talwandi point, Parmanand village and Dina Nagar, while the other had Gurdaspur Civil Lines marked, indicating that the area was also their target.

Security forces have busted a terrorist hideout in the forest area in North Kashmir's Kupwara district and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, police said.

NDA constituent Shiv Sena, which has reservations on the Land Bill, on Tusday huddled with Opposition parties to work out a strategy to thwart the proposed changes in the 2013 Act which are up for consideration before a Joint Committee of Parliament.

A mild tremor measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale was felt in Nepal on Tuesday morning. The aftershock was recorded at 9.21 am with epicentre at Sidhupalchowk district, according to the National Seismological Centre.

As many as 19 structures, including 5 houses, were damaged and 11 mud houses partially damaged in the cloudburst which hit mountainous Mendhar belt of Poonch district.

One of the several people the affable Dr Kalam managed to inspire through his life-span is Nila Madhab Panda, the director of the 2011 release 'I am Kalam'.

Benachour started his career with PSG in 2001, as an attacking midfielder and stayed until 2005. In 2009, he moved to the Spanish La Liga side Malaga.

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